On Monday evening, J.T. Realmuto was announced as a finalist for the National League Silver Slugger Award.
All things considered, the Silver Slugger finalists aren’t that newsworthy. Announcing Silver Slugger “finalists” is a brand new concept, and it was a completely arbitrary decision that MLB chose to name four finalists at each position. More NL position players were named Sliver Slugger finalists than were named All-Stars this season, which just seems silly. Furthermore, being a “finalist” really just means that Realmuto was one of the top four vote-getters at his position, it doesn’t mean he was named as one of four nominees voters can choose between.